Smith 13-4 the madness continues....

[Xfuzz]

I finding it hard not to list this...
Check out the GB auction...
Just a moment...

 

[JR78]

Sometimes people spend the two cents God gave them.

 

[ralph7]

Starting bid seems more in line with actual worth.

 

[Truckman]

This has to be a joke......Ben

 

[majick47]

Last 13 on GB was 1900+, looks like new record price.

 

[Peak53]

Looks like I'm a'gonna have to invest me in some of this Smith & Wesson stufff ...

 

[pantannojack]

I passed on that GB one because it did not have original grips.

 

[Jack Flash]

Wow that's a lot of money! Even if it is a 3" w/ a round butt.
I remember when Registered Magnums were going for less than that.

 

[stansdds]

People with deep pockets and a shallow well of knowledge.

 

[swagmeister]

Some people with great wealth (and probably also some with not a lot of money and not a lot of common sense) will gladly pay outrageous amounts for firearms with no hesitation because they just have to obtain that particular weapon at any cost. And that's OK; I don't begrudge them for that because it's their money and they can spend it as they please, but it sometimes spoils it for the rest of us "common people" with not as much resources. At age 70, I'm very fortunate that I have a modest collection of vintage Smith revolvers and I don't have to play that game.

 

[Narragansett]

Not too bad, he is only up side down for about16-1700.00

 

[Miracle Man]

Some people with great wealth (and probably also some with not a lot of money and not a lot of common sense) will gladly pay outrageous amounts for firearms with no hesitation because they just have to obtain that particular weapon at any cost. And that's OK; I don't begrudge them for that because it's their money and they can spend it as they please, but it sometimes spoils it for the rest of us "common people" with not as much resources. At age 70, I'm very fortunate that I have a modest collection of vintage Smith revolvers and I don't have to play that game.

I agree

If someone wants a model whatever? bad enough they're going to pay it. And good for them.

We may eventually see a bit of a coming back to earth in pricing but I doubt it's any landslide. They don't make the old ones anymore, duh.

What does kill me though is the guns in what I consider "rough shape" and they still have top of the heap pricing on them. That aren't that old and aren't that rare.

 

[Bald1]

This should come as no surprise. In every collectible category there are people that pay silly money. Cars, guns, coins, stamps. You name it. Prices ebb and flow. Trick is to buy low sell high. It's part of the fun.

 

[Ameshawki]

A 13-4 three inch I was watching on GB just closed at $2,375, 41 bids. No box or papers. Decent normal used condition. Uncle Mikes grips.

Madness.

 

[CH4]

Holy cow!!!

 

[CH4]

Not too bad, he is only up side down for about16-1700.00

Not according to GB. Seems they set the price. Sellers base their prices on GB; buyers use the Blue Book.

 

[SmithNut]

There must be a disturbance in the Force, all these M13's going for near Register Magnum prices..... I wonder what it is...????

Maybe there's something in the description that hypnotizes potential buyers, making them bid dollars thinking they are bidding pennies.....

 

[Ameshawki]

Apparently Smith doesn't watch GB. They should be cranking out three inch K frames like there's no tomorrow. I can't recall the last time I saw a new one. I'm not sure it's even in the catalog anymore.

 

[margethatcher]

I wonder what sort of premium an actual FBI issued gun would add?

 

[lkabug]

I showed that GB page to my piggy bank. It's still laughing at me!